Cybersecurity

Defend what matters. Know your real exposure.

From risk assessments to implementing complete security solutions and frameworks, we help protect your business with cybersecurity matched to your sector, infrastructure, and threat profile, starting with what's deployed in your environment today.

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The threat landscape

The risks are real and they're growing

These numbers reflect what organisations across every sector face right now.

43%

of UK businesses reported a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months

This equates to roughly 612,000 UK organisations affected in the survey period. Smaller businesses are far less likely to detect or report incidents, so the real figure is likely higher. (DSIT Cyber Breaches Survey 2025/2026)

60%

of data breaches involve the human element — including phishing, credential theft, social engineering, and accidental error

Attackers exploit people because it works. Technical controls reduce exposure but cannot eliminate human risk. Awareness training, phishing simulation, and policy enforcement are as critical as any firewall. (Verizon DBIR 2025)

76%

of CISOs globally feel at risk of a material cyberattack on their organisation in the next 12 months

Perceived risk has risen year on year. Yet 58% of those same CISOs also admit their organisation is not fully prepared to respond — a gap between awareness and readiness that our assessments are designed to close. (Proofpoint Voice of the CISO 2025)

88%

of web application attacks use stolen or compromised credentials as the primary method of entry

Credential theft drives the majority of targeted attacks. Password reuse, phishing, and infostealer malware maintain a constant supply of valid credentials available to attackers across every sector. (Verizon DBIR 2025)

Statistics sourced from the NCSC Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024, Verizon DBIR 2024, Proofpoint Voice of the CISO 2024, and Gartner IT Research 2024.

How we can help

Security that works before, during, and after an incident

Security built on an unstable IT foundation does not hold. Every engagement starts by understanding your real environment, then scoped to your sector and actual threat profile. We work across the full vendor landscape and recommend what fits. Prevention, detection, response, the full cycle.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

We build the GRC foundations that keep your organisation secure and accountable, including: policies, procedures, standards, risk registers, and control mapping across ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS and GDPR, giving you everything auditors expect without the guesswork. You get a documented policy suite, risk register, and control mapping framework ready for auditors.

Asset Management & Data Classification

We help you map every system, device, application, and data set in your environment into an asset management system, classify it by sensitivity, and establish clear ownership so nothing falls through the cracks. You get a complete asset inventory with classification labels and documented ownership.

Vulnerability Management

Known vulnerabilities are among the most commonly exploited, yet most preventable breach vectors. We help implement the processes, procedures, and tooling needed to cover your full attack surface, and produce a remediation plan your team can prioritise and act on. We guide the setup of ongoing scanning to verify what's fixed and catch new exposures as they emerge. You get a complete vulnerability management programme: the plan, the tooling, and the ongoing visibility to stay ahead of it.

Network & Infrastructure Security

Your network remains a critical security boundary. We harden it through segmentation, firewall and IDS/IPS configuration, and CIS baseline hardening, then validate it with vulnerability scanning and penetration testing to find weaknesses before attackers do. This approach is grounded in Zero Trust principles. You get a hardened network baseline, a vulnerability scan report, and penetration test findings.

Identity & Access Management

Most breaches start with compromised credentials. We design your least-privilege access model, define role-based controls and MFA requirements for critical systems, and guide your team through implementing privileged access management. You get a defined access control framework, MFA configuration guidance, and a documented privilege management procedure.

Application & System Security

Security built in from day one is far cheaper than fixing breaches later. We embed secure development practices (SDLC), manage patching and vulnerabilities, and keep configurations tight across every system in your environment. You get a patching schedule, vulnerability remediation plan, and secure development standards document.

Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response

We design your centralised SIEM logging architecture, define what to collect and retain, and build incident response playbooks your team can follow. When something happens, your team is ready to contain it fast, manage data breach notification obligations, and notify the right people. You get a SIEM design specification with recommended log sources, a tested incident response playbook, and a breach notification procedure.

Data Protection & Privacy

Whether it's personal data under GDPR or commercially sensitive information, we design your encryption approach for data at rest and in transit, establish retention policies, and define key management controls and data subject rights procedures aligned to your obligations. You get documented encryption standards, a data retention schedule, and key management procedures.

Third-Party & Vendor Risk Management

Your suppliers are an extension of your attack surface. We conduct vendor due diligence and risk assessments, put data processing agreements in place, define supplier security requirements, and continuously monitor third-party exposure. You get a vendor risk register, completed due diligence reviews, and DPAs with key suppliers.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

We run business impact analyses, define RTO and RPO targets, design backup strategies with immutable copies, and stress-test everything through facilitated tabletop exercises and structured failover drills we design and guide your team through. Immutable backups are your primary line of defence against ransomware. You get a tested BCP/DR plan with defined RTO/RPO targets and a tabletop exercise report.

Security Awareness & Training

We run phishing simulations and role-specific workshops for developers, admins and leadership, building habits that change real behaviour rather than ticking a compliance box. You get a training completion report, phishing simulation results, and a recommended repeat schedule.

Change Management & Configuration Control

Many compliant organisations still create risk through poorly controlled changes. We design formal change approval processes, establish configuration baselines with drift detection, define separation of duties between dev and production, and put in place full audit trails for every system change. You get a formal change management process, configuration baselines, and a full audit trail.

Cybersecurity Assessment

Not sure where your biggest risks are?

Our cybersecurity assessment maps your current posture, identifies the gaps that matter, and gives you a prioritised roadmap in days.

No documented security programme or risk register
Board or auditors asking for evidence of security controls
Preparing for ISO 27001, NIS2, or Cyber Essentials
Recent incident and unclear what to fix first
Cloud migration, merger, or new product changing your risk profile

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Why Cyvra

Security that fits your business, not a template

Most cybersecurity firms start with a product catalogue and work backwards. We start with your business, goals, and strategy. Attack paths are predictable: stolen credentials, unpatched systems, misconfigured permissions. We build defences around those vectors, not a generic framework.

Experienced and certified team that works closely with you.

Deep experience across healthcare, finance, and hospitality sectors

You work directly with the consultant doing the work, from scoping through to delivery

Clear reporting with no jargon, so leadership can make informed decisions

Clients across healthcare, finance, and hospitality who trust us with critical infrastructure

Our Credentials

Certifications held across our team span the security stack

CISSP

CISM

CCSP

CompTIA

ISO 27001

PCI-DSS

Virtual CISO

Senior security leadership without the full-time hire

Highly experienced ISOs and CISOs command £150,000 a year or more, plus benefits. Many businesses carry real security risk and regulatory exposure without one in the seat but do not have the budget for a full-time hire. We step into the role directly, running your security programme, advising the board, and ensuring you meet regulatory obligations while your IT team handles day-to-day technology operations.

Highly experienced leadership across financial services, healthcare, and hospitality

Regulatory compliance programme ownership across ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR, and beyond

Board-level reporting, risk appetite setting, and audit liaison

ISO roles delivered at ReBound, Rainforest Alliance, ITSS, PPHE, and Bupa

Minimum three-month engagement; scales to an ongoing fractional retainer

Discuss your requirements

Interim CISO

On demand, at the level you need

Whether you are building a security function for the first time, covering a departure, or need defined-term ownership for a project or audit, we step in quickly. We operate at ISO level for day-to-day security management or CISO level for board reporting and strategic oversight. We step back cleanly when you are ready.

Fractional CISO

Ongoing senior oversight

Dedicated security leadership at a cadence that fits your business. We run your programme, attend board and audit meetings, manage vendor relationships, and keep your security posture moving forward without the overhead of a permanent hire.